Artificial bait



May 21, 1935. J E, LAVITT 2,002,117

' ARTIFICIAL BAIT Filed Aug. '7. 1954 Patented May 21, 1935 v UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE ARTIFICIAL BAIT James E. Lavitt, Everett, Wash., assignor to J. Bruce Watson, Everett, Wash.

Application August 7, 1934, Serial No. 738,853 3 Claims. (Cl. 43-45) The present invention relates to new and usespoon I conforms substantially to the longitudinal ful improvements in artificial baits and has for outline of the inner spoon 9. its primary object to provide, in a manner as The outer'spoon I has formed integrally therehereinafter set forth, a device of this character with an integral apertured ear H (see Figure 2) 5 which will be highly attractive to the fish. which projects into the opening 8 between the fins 5 Other objects of the invention are to provide III of the inner spoon 9, said ear constituting a an artificial bait which will be comparatively simbearing for the trunnion I! which projects lonple in construction, strong, durable, and which gitudinally from the rear end of said inner spoon may be manufactured at low cost. 9 between said fins In. It will be noted that the l0 All of the foregoing and still further objects ear H is curved outwardly and then inwardly lo and advantages of the invention will become apat right angles to the inner spoon 9. A thrust parent from a study of the following specification, bearing l3, preferably in the form of a colored taken in connection with the accompanying drawbead, is mounted on the trunnion l2 between the ing wherein like characters of reference desiginner spoon 9 and the ear or bearing ll. nate corresponding parts throughout the several Mounted on the forward end portion of the 15 views, and wherein:- outer spoon l and extending substantially trans- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an versely into the forward end portion of the artificial bait constructed in accordance with opening 8 is a bearing II in which a trunnion the present invention. l5 which projects longitudinally from the for- Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, taken ward end of the inner spoon 9 is journaled. It 2 substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. will thus be seen that the inner spoon 9 is mount- Figure 3 is a detail view in side elevation of ed to rotate freely in the outer spoon l. The the inner spoon. inner spoon 9 has formed therein a plurality of Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will indentations l6 which enhance the reflecting or 9.5 be seen that the embodiment of the present inflashing qualities of said spoon and improve the 5 vention which has been illustrated comprises an action thereof. outer spoon I of any suitable flat material, pref- It is thought that the operation of the device erably a highly polished substantially flat metal. will be readily apparent. As the artificial bait The spoon 1 includes oppositely curved tail fins 2 is drawn through the water, the outer spoon l which, as will be understood, cause said spoon rotates on the swivel I and the inner spoon 30 to rotate as it is drawn through the water. Pro- 9 rotates in the oppo t d r c i n in the b arjecting from the rear end of the outer spoon I, 11185 I and I4. between the tail fins 2, is an apertured extension It is believed that the many advantages of an 9 to which a hook 4 is loosely connected through artificial bait constructed in accordance with the medium of a ring 5, the present invention will be readily understood, The forward end or nose portion of the outer and although a preferred embodiment of the spoon I has loosely connected thereto a ring 6 invention is as illustrated and described, it is which, in turn, is loosely connected to a swivel I. to be understood that changes in h e il f The swivel I is adapted for connection with a, construction and in the combination and arline (not shown). rangement of parts may be resorted to which 40 The outer spoon I has formed therein a longiwill fall within the scope of the invention as tudinally elongated opening 8 in which an inner claimed. spoon 9 is rotatably mounted. The inner spoon 9 What is claimed is:- may also be of any suitable flat material, pref- 1. An artificial bait of the class described comerably a substantially flat, highly polished metal. p is n an ut r sp n av an p in th 45 If desired, the spoons I and 9 may be of metals in, bearings on the outer spoon extending transof contrasting colors, for example, brass and versely into the opening, an inner spoon ronickel. The inner spoon 9 includes integral, tatably mounted in the opening, trunnions on oppositely curved tail fins ID for causing said inthe inner spoon journaled in the bearings, and i0 ner spoon to rotate as the artificial bait is drawn means for rotating the outer and inner spoons through the water. ,The tail fins III of the inner as the bait is drawn through the water. spoon 9 are preferably curved oppositely to the 2. An artificial bait of the class described com corresponding fins 2 of the outer spoon l for causprising an outer spoon having an opening thereing the spoons to rotate in opposite directions. in, bearings on said outer spoon extending sub- It will be noted that the opening 8 in the outer stantially transversely into the opening, an in- 55 ner spoon rotatably mounted in the opening, trunnions on the inner spoon journaled in the bearings, said inner spoon having indentations therein, curved fins on the rear end portion of the outer spoon for rotating said outer spoon in one direction as the bait is drawn through the water, and curved fins on the rear end portion of the inner spoon for rotating said inner spoon in the opposite direction as the bait is drawn through the water.

3. An artificial bait of the class described comprising an outer spoon formed with a substantial- 1y flat body portion and having an opening therein, said outer spoon being formed with oppositely curved fins on one end thereof, and an inner spoon rotatable in the opening in the outer spoon, the body portion of the inner spoon being substantially flat and formed with oppositely curved fins on one end thereof, the curvature of the fins on the inner and outer spoons being such as to cause the outer spoon to rotate in the opposite direction to that of the inner spoon.

JAMES E. LAVI'I'I. 

